Monday, October 25, 2010

How to Preserve Fall Leaves

Little J said the big leaf was me, the medium one was him, and the two exactly the same size were Sassyfras and Juiciness. I asked him where was Daddy and he said, "Oh, we'll have to find him one. We don't want him to feel left out!"

We collected some beautiful fall leaves this past week. I decided to try to preserve them for at least this season. I followed the directions foundhere.

We mixed one bottle of glycerin (found in the pharmacy department) with two parts water. We made a fresh cut in the leaf stem and then soaked them in the solution for 3 days.

They are just as beautiful and soft as the day the kids collected them. I'm not sure how long they will stay this way, but we have displayed them on a square of cork board.

Oh WOW! This is a FABULOUS idea and so perfect for the season. I am always dismayed at how quickly our leaves wrinkle or get brittle if you try and flatten them. This is fabulous - also for creating autumn craft pictures.

Hi! I'm Kelly and my wonderful husband of 13 years and I have a 10 year old boy and boy/girl 7 year old twins. For this blog's purposes Dr. Wonderful is my husband, Little J is our 10 year old son, Juiciness is our 7 year old son, and his twin sister is Sassyfras- who has gone above and beyond to earn her nickname. I hope you will enjoy reading about our days.

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